On Friday Zim Morning Post reported that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had returned home from China. We would like to unreservedly apologise to our valued readers and subscribers for getting it wrong. We have since established that the indisposed Vice President is still in China where he continues to receive treatment. We were misled by our usually reliable sources that the former military boss had returned home, information which we now know to be false. Our sources have been 100% correct on previous occasions hence we saw no need to doubt their information. As Zim Morning Post we thrive to offer factual, reliable, independent and objective reportage. From the first day we opened to the world we have committed to abide to these tenants.
Prophetic and Healing ministries (PHD) leader Walter Magaya escaped abduction when seven machete-wielding men attacked his grandmother in search of him. Sources said the armed men arrived at the house around 0100 hours and demanded to know Magaya’s whereabouts. “They beat up two security guys… took US$2000 and a Mercedes Benz,” said the source. “Magaya usually passes by every Sunday after his church services to see his mother and grand mother.” The attempt on Magaya comes when reports of abductions are all over and mainly targeted at the opposition and activists. Sources, however, said the attack on Magaya is shocking because the clergyman is not a politician or an activist. “Why are they attacking him? He is not a poli
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority has announced new fuel prices for week starting Monday 26 August 2019. In Harare diesel will be selling at $10.32 and blend at $10.01, Bulawayo prices are at $10.69 for diesel and $10.39 for blend and Hwange its $10.82 for diesel with blend going for $10.52. ZERA said the difference in prices takes into account the transport costs. Find the full prices below:
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday visited jailed Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni at Khami Maximum Security Prison on the outskirts of Bulawayo, where the traditional leader revealed he feared for his life. Ndiweni told Chamisa that he was not taking any chances and was not having any food prepared by prison officials. He also said a team of medical doctors have promised to have him undergo a full medical check-up once released. Ndiweni is serving an 18-month jail sentence following his conviction by Bulawayo magistrate Gladmore Mushove for destroying a villager’s homestead. His co-accused, 23 other villagers, were ordered to do community service. “I have not been taking food prepared by the prison. I have been extra-careful and ensuring that all the food I take is
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will this week meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), a major engagement set to unlock mutually beneficial opportunities between Harare and Tokyo. The three-day TICAD summit, which begins on Wednesday in Yokohama, has become a prime global platform through which international stakeholders join forces to promote Africa’s development. Japan is the third largest economy in the world after the United States and China, and is also a member of the Group of Seven (G7) nations, from which Zimbabwe is seeking a financial package to clear arrears owed to international finance institutions. G7 – made up of the world’s seven most advanced economies as describe
BILLIONAIRE and Zimbabwe’s telecoms mogul, Strive Masiyiwa’s Mauritius incorporated Econet Media Limited, has put up for sale its shares in the satellite broadcast business in 13 countries, mostly African, after going insolvent, having reportedly racked up millions of dollars in liabilities. The Mauritius-headquartered group, which mainly traded under the brands Kwese TV or Econet Media, is also selling its interest in free-to-air television and digital distribution of media content. Econet Media, a unit of Econet Wireless International, which operated as Kwese TV in Zimbabwe, but closed after finding the going tough, had racked up over US$130 million in external liabilities before being placed under voluntary administration after failing to pay suppliers. The business
The Deputy Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Victor Matemadanda has said the abduction of the comedienne Samantha Kureya, (popularly known as Gonyeti) is an attempt to tarnish the government’s image by detractors. He was addressing war veterans and traditional leaders from Mashonaland East Province in Marondera on Friday (24 August 2019). Matemadanda said “It is laughable to hear people saying the government is abducting its citizens. Surely what would we get from abducting a comedian like Gonyeti, that is the work of our detractors bent on tarnishing the image of the government,” Matemadanda joins other government officials who have also said that the abduction of the comedian was not by government operatives or any group supporti
On September 18 2018 Media houses were abuzz with the news that the then newly appointed Finance minister Mthuli Ncube was considering cryptocurrencies as an option for Zimbabwe’s economic turnaround programme. The learned professor had clearly articulated the Switzerland central bank’s stance on cryptocurrencies and how they had helped turn around that country’s ailing economy Ncube went on to challenge the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to “invest in and understand cryptocurrencies”. This stance was well-received by all Zimbabweans who understand the current digital world. A cryptocurrency is defined as a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of
MDC President Nelson Chamisa addressed the Chibaya arrest on his Twitter account.
